What is the reason why children are prone to nosebleeds?

Children are prone to nosebleeds. Parents should pay attention to what diseases are causing them. Sometimes it is caused by a cold, which can easily lead to nasal congestion. Children may pick their noses with their hands or have nasal allergies, which can also cause nosebleeds.

1. Children with colds - Because colds can reduce the resistance of the nasal mucosa, and the symptoms of colds (nasal congestion, runny nose, nasal pus, etc.) can cause children to do some actions that directly harm the nasal mucosa (such as blowing their nose hard, picking their nose, etc.), making them prone to nosebleeds.

2. Children suffering from nasal allergies - due to itchy, runny nose, and nasal congestion, they often pick their noses, which causes the nasal mucosa to be frequently injured and bleed.

3. Children who have the habit of picking their noses with their fingers - due to frequent picking of the nose, the entrance of the nose and the nasal vestibule are repeatedly injured and scabbed, and then stained with nasal mucus, the children will pick their noses uncontrollably, and this vicious cycle will, over time, cause ulcers at the entrance of the nose and the vestibule, and bleed easily.

4. Children with blood diseases - Although these children have no nose injuries, they often have nosebleeds. The flow rate is usually slow, but the frequency is very frequent. This type of nosebleed is often caused by blood diseases. If this happens, you must go to the hospital immediately for a blood test to be on the safe side.

Parents should not panic when seeing heavy bleeding. It is best to immediately press the nostrils on both sides with the thumb and middle finger at the same time to compress the bleeding area and stop the bleeding. Release your hand after about five minutes to see if the bleeding has stopped. If bleeding continues, repeat pressing the nostrils for another five to ten minutes. This will usually stop the bleeding. If not, you must immediately seek emergency treatment from an ENT doctor.